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February 2012, Newsworthy
Sportsmanship Resides at Washington College
Washington College Coach Rob Nugent asked Gettysburg to reinsert senior guard Cory Weissman at the end of a Washington loss so they could foul him and give him an opportunity to score. Weissman hit the second of his two foul shots. He had suffered a stroke after his freshman year and worked diligently on his physical recovery over the years. The crowd erupted when he made the foul shot.
"The Washington coach [Rob Nugent], one of the classiest coaches I've ever played against, sent an assistant to our bench and asked [Gettysburg] coach [George] Petrie if he would put me back in the game," Weissman said Tuesday night. "They said they would foul me."
Weissman, from Jackson (N.J.) Memorial High School, missed the first free throw with 16 seconds to go, then made the second.
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